you guys must hunt under pristine conditions and nothing like a walking deer in early light ever happened to you, so you can post your "don't shoot trees" comments. Reality sucks outside the campfire and the internet, sh-t does happen and if the deer is walking at the edge of a thicket, sh-t is more likely to happen, or you could just let him walk. I chose to shoot.
Now back to the original question, just for the fun of it, do you think your 75Amax or 77TMK would make it through a 1 inch sapling into a deer neck as well as a 150 grain 308 bullet would?
In all fairness you have a point...buttttt along with shooting the little fast gun comes limitations. It isn't meant to shoot through brush, therefore you just accept it, and don't do it. Yes..Ive passed up a number of shots because they were less than ideal. Simple as that. If you are hunting in an area where sightings are few and far between...its a consideration and you might stick with a cartridge that has, shall we say, more flexibility..... Been lucky here in Montana, opportunities are frequent, often times on a given day.
As for the other, Im not familiar with the 77tmk but the Amax is a match bullet, and Im not a fan of them for hunting. YMMV
